[DeTomaso] Wild GT40 qualifying video

[Daryl Adams]

Newey's car has seen significant damage in the past. Newey himself stuffed the car in major fashion not too long ago.

Daryl Adams


-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Thomas <mbefthomas at comcast.net>
To: MikeLDrew <MikeLDrew at aol.com>; detomaso <detomaso at POCA.com>
Sent: Wed, Sep 18, 2013 9:25 am
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Wild GT40 qualifying video


Ku-rap!  He was on the hairy edge the whole time.  Guessing that I'm not a
racer, but the question I have is this: what was he trying to prove?  He
could have gone 5-10 mph faster than that lot, still won the qualifying and
not risked a very valuable piece of racing history.  True enough, anything
built can be rebuilt, but if he'd have stuffed it, there would have been
quite a chorus of "what were you thinking???"

I'll give him this, he knows how to control a car.  That's a real exhibition
on "seat of the pants" driving.

Side thought:  according to Wikipedia, there were 107 GT-40's produced
between '65-'69, I was wondering how many survive as there seem to be a
quite a number still rolling.  

Mike Thomas

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at poca.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf
Of MikeLDrew at aol.com
Sent: Monday, September 16, 2013 6:43 PM
To: detomaso at POCA.com
Subject: [DeTomaso] Wild GT40 qualifying video

Hi guys,

This is a spectacular video showing Kenny Brack driving the snot out of
Adrian Newey's original GT40 in qualifying at the Goodwood Revival this past

weekend.   Wet track, skinny tires, and big balls makes for some truly 
hair-raising video.

Note that every other car on the track is also a GT40, and he passes them 
like they had half their plug wires fall off.   Note also that the wheels
are 
NOT spinning for about 30 seconds total in this 4:55 video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jF__B1xpJY

Cheers!

Mike
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